DIMOFAC - From an era of mass production to mass customisation
DIMOFAC is a European initiative that came to life to help factories implement a smart factory architecture that will allow them to be more reactive to a personalised demand and changing market dynamics.
The project is supported by a consortium of 30 complementary European partners including research & technology organisations, industrial software & technology companies, industrial pilot lines and industry associations.
Together, and over a period of 4 years, the partners of the consortium are working on creating, testing, validating and disseminating a homemade industrial solution to reconfigure assembly lines faster and thus make factories more responsive to demand changes.
Mass customisation
More than 1/3 of consumers are willing to purchase more personalised goods and services. A majority would even accept to pay more to have them.
Changing market dynamics
Factories have to respond fast to demand shifts with agile manufacturing processes. The pandemic showed that customer needs can change in a day.
The need for speed
More than half of the consumers are not willing to wait longer for personalised products. Manufacturers have to produce differentiated goods at the same speed.
A high-mix low-volume manufacturing solution
The main benefits of the DIMOFAC Modular Factory Solution are the following:
Fast
Reduce by 15% the time it takes to reconfigure your production lines.
Easy
Manipulate a user-friendly screen interface to automate production.
Adaptive
Adapt a flexible manufacturing system to any production environment.
Efficient
Expect a 10% decrease in the resources used for the production process.
Cost-effective
Cut down the overall cost of production by a minimum of 15%.
Our technology
Monitoring System
An industrial automation and monitoring system will provide immediate awareness of the production line status, allowing to adopt corrective measurements that will save materials and energy.
Digital twins
Industry 4.0 digital Twins allow manufacturers to anticipate wear and performance of the machine in the future and thus take early action on the production line if any correction is required.
Plug & Produce
Plug & produce technology enables smooth production line reconfiguration as you can “plug” and “unplug” machines thanks to common interfaces and make them operational right away.
Digital training
An industrial automation and monitoring system will provide immediate awareness of the production line status, allowing to adopt corrective measurements that will save materials and energy.
Test our agile manufacturing solution
Are you a manufacturing SME willing to easily produce differentiated products on one single assembly line?
Our solution for high-mix low-volume manufacturing will allow you to reconfigure your production lines in no time and in a cost-effective way thus adjusting effortlessly to demand changes.